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China to introduce more opening-up measures: premier

China will further enhance cooperation with the rest of the world and introduce more measures to expand opening up, Premier Li Keqiang said Thursday. Speaking at a press conference after the concl

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Commentary: Only national security legislation can bring Hong Kong lasting stability

Establishing and improving the legal system and enforcement mechanisms for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) to safeguard national security is a neces

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China's pork imports in April jump 170% to record high

China, the world's top pork consumer, imported a record 400,000 tons in April, up nearly 170 percent from a year earlier, customs data showed, as buyers took advantage of low prices to stock up on me

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Global cooperation needed to normalize industrial chain: official

Chinese official on Sunday called for deeper international cooperation to stabilize the global industrial and supply chains disrupted by the novel coronavirus outbreak. The international community sh

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U.S. extends travel restrictions at Canada, Mexico land borders

A truck drives over the Seaway International Bridge on Cornwall Island, Ontario, Canada, March 25, 2020. /Reuters The United States and Canada said on Tuesday they would extend a ban on non-es

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China increases efforts to facilitate transport development

China improved the transportation sector through pushing infrastructure construction, reinforcing weak links and lowering logistics costs, Vice Minister of Transport D

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UN: Close to a million people in central Somalia hit by floods

In this image made from video taken Sunday, May 17, 2020, people wade through a flooded street in Beledweyne, central Somalia. /AP. Flooding in central Somalia has affected nearly 1 million pe

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COVID-19 savages U.S. April retail sales which plunged by record 16.4%

U.S. retail sales endured a second straight month of record declines in April as the novel coronavirus pandemic kept Americans at home, putting the economy on track for its biggest contraction in the

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Feature: Afghans struggle amid pandemic facing livelihood challenges

"I have eaten what I possessed over the past some three months to survive the COVID-19," whispered Masooma, a housewife in Afghanistan's northern Mazar-i-Sharif city. Describing COVID-19 as "an econ

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APD | Philippine Finance Secretary Dominguez presents five priority measures to restart the economy

By APD writer Melo M. AcuñaPhilippine Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III recommended steps to enhance the Build, Build, Build program and improve food production

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China to ease rent burden on small service-sector firms

Office building in Shanghai, China. /VCGChina on Saturday announcedrental reductions or exemptions for small and self-employed businesses in the service sector, which w

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Tibet launches 5.6mln U.S. dollars project to protect Jokhang Temple in Lhasa

A project totaling over 40 million yuan (about 5.6 million U.S. dollars) has been launched to protect Jokhang Temple, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Lhasa, southwest C

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China calls for unity on COVID-19 to help poorer nations

01:11 China's ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva Chen Xu stressed the importance of international cooperation to help poorer nations during the COVID-19 crisis during a press c

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U.S. stocks finish higher on hopes for rebound

Wall Street stocks finished higher Tuesday on continued optimism about steps to reopen the US economy and as oil prices rallied on expectations for a bounce in demand.The Dow Jones Industrial Average

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U.S. manufacturing activity falls to 11-year low amid COVID-19 fallout

A pedestrian wearing a face mask walks past a closed shop in San Mateo City, California, the United States, April 2, 2020.(Xinhua/Wu Xiaoling)The Purchasing Managers' I

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China extends Labor Day break to spur economy after months of lockdown

China has extended the Labor Day break to five days this year to encourage tourism and consumption after months of lockdown due to the novel coronavirus outbreak, a Chinese economist told CGTN.It is

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Boris says face coverings will remain useful after reopening

U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he will announce a "comprehensive plan next week" on how to reopen the country. /AP U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Thursday that face covering